Legal Opinion
Morken v. Morken
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 11, 2002PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Oliver, J.), dated November 17, 2000, which granted her motion for an attorney’s fee in the sum of only $1,000.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
An evaluation of what constitutes reasonable counsel fees is a matter that is generally left to the sound discretion of the trial court (see, DeCabrera v Cabrera-Rosete, 70 NY2d 879, 881; Pena v Pena, 255 AD2d 498; Matter of Bailey, Marshall & Hoeniger v Merzon, 210 AD2d 474), which is often in the best position to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- DeCabrera v. Cabrera-RoseteNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- O'Neil v. O'NeilAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Pauk v. PaukAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Levine v. LevineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Bailey, Marshall & Hoeniger v. MerzonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Matis v. MatisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Mark P. v. Teresa P.New York Supreme Court · 2012